The Social Pragmatics is a daily academic class for all Middlebridge students.  We recognize that social competence plays an integral part in how young people feel about themselves and how well they transition into adulthood. Social Pragmatics utilizes classroom instruction, role-playing, real-time feedback, group processing sessions, and self-reflection exercises in order to improve social interactions within all settings of a student’s life.

The Social Pragmatics curriculum is highly individualized, with consideration for a student’s overall maturity, age, and sense of readiness to explore a variety of curriculum topics.
 

The Social Pragmatics Curriculum Addresses:

 
Emotions: Understanding self/other emotion(s), anger and stress management, empathy, and self-esteem.

Communication: Interpersonal conversations, active listening skills, understanding non-verbal language, context and setting, and self-disclosure.

Self-Advocacy: Recognizing a need for help, asking for help, and awareness of academic/social support.

Learning Style: Understanding multiple intelligences, identifying learning style(s), and recognizing impact of learning difference academically and socially.

Relationships: Making friends, maintaining friendships, understanding boundaries and relationships, appropriate conversations, trust, and dating.

Academic Organization: Note taking skills, test strategies, study skills, memory, library/media literacy, using citations, assistive technology, and utilizing resources.
 
Career Exploration and Awareness: Aptitude assessment, value and interest inventories, career information, and job skills.